As document control administrator for UT Health East Texas, Steven Rhame’s interaction with the health system focuses largely on paperwork, trying to ensure the entire market — all 10 hospitals and 90-plus clinics — are adhering to the same policies. When Rhame’s 10-year-old son, Ransom, recently landed in the hospital following a tonsillectomy, he saw…

Steven Hickman recently finished his shift excited about his birthday dinner with his mom that night, only to realize his moped had been stolen. What was supposed to be a great day soon turned into the beginning of a dark few weeks for Steven, who works in environmental services at UT Health Tyler.  Despite the…

As neurosurgeon Paul Detwiler, MD, stood behind the patient, having just inserted an electrode in his brain, neurologist George Plotkin, PhD, MD, told the patient he was going to hand him a cup of coffee to hold.  The patient, who had suffered from essential tremors so intense he hadn’t been able to sign his name…

Like many women, Laura Phillips tended to treat her own health needs as an afterthought, often ignoring her primary care physician’s recommendation to get an annual mammogram.  “He’s been on me every year about it, and I usually blow it off, but this year I did it,” Phillips said. “I don’t know, this time to…

In honor of Black Nurses Week July 27 – 31, we are featuring team member stories to highlight the contributions of Black nurses in the communities we serve. LaMetriss Dewberry knew from a young age she would end up in healthcare because of her love of helping people.  Born and raised in Tyler, she attended…